Biodegradable cationic polymers for efficient active ingredient delivery
Innovative biodegradable cationic polymers designed for superior delivery of active ingredients, ensuring eco-friendly and efficient application across industrial, agricultural, and consumer sectors by overcoming existing limitations in deposition efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Overview
Lambton College introduces breakthrough biodegradable cationic polymers engineered to revolutionize the delivery of active ingredients across various surfaces. These polymers are designed to deposit and deliver active ingredients efficiently, addressing the dual challenges of deposition efficiency and environmental sustainability. By utilizing sustainable chemistry, this solution enhances performance while mitigating environmental impacts, making it ideal for industrial, agricultural, and consumer applications.
Technical specifications
Key features:
- Biodegradability: These polymers are designed to reduce microplastic pollution by being fully biodegradable.
- Efficient delivery: Strong binding to negatively charged surfaces ensures optimal delivery and reduces waste of active ingredients.
- Customization: Monomer ratios, charge densities, and amphiphilic segments are precisely controlled to tailor properties for specific applications.
- Comprehensive characterization: Utilizes GPC, zeta potential, TGA/DSC, and DLS to ensure desired molecular and thermal properties.
- Versatile application: Effective on both hydrophobic and hydrophilic substrates, expanding applicability across diverse material surfaces.
Technology readiness level
Currently at TRL 2, this technology is in the early stages of development, focusing on polymer design and synthesis. The process includes rigorous material characterization and plans for thorough validation of biodegradability and environmental safety using OECD-linked methods.
About Lambton College
Lambton College is a career‑focused public college in Sarnia, Ontario, recognized for hands‑on, industry‑aligned applied research. Companies engage through three NSERC‑funded Technology Access Centres—the Lambton Manufacturing Innovation Centre, the Bio‑Industrial Process Research Centre, and the Digital Technology Lab—which provide contract R&D, prototyping, testing, and process optimization. Facilities include a BSL‑2 lab, a Natural Health Products lab, and the Canadian Extrusion Research Laboratory, with teams based on campus and at the adjacent Western Sarnia‑Lambton Research Park, enabling rapid validation and scale‑up alongside a major regional energy and chemical manufacturing cluster. Applied research is supported by funding from NSERC, Mitacs, the Ontario Centre of Innovation, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research Fund, and FedDev Ontario programs. A dedicated commercialization function offers IP strategy and licensing support, augmented by resources from Intellectual Property Ontario.
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